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I love the Stupid Girls song, and the video is even funnier. Good to know there are still some sensible people left in high places.

Hey Susan, This question has been posted many times before and the answer is yes, many people cheat on the pre diet (I stress pre, because post op cheating could be dangerous) and I am in the same boat as you, I need to start the liquid diet next week and to be honest I'm not sure how I'm going to do it, but I know it will pay off in the long run, hopefully making recovery easier. ( and less gassy!)

I'm being banded on the same day as you, although not with the same doctor. I'll be thinking about ya when they put me to sleep, knowing I'm not the only one!

My doc is having me do a liquid diet 1 week before surgery and I have a BMI of 40.5. I heard however it helps with the gas and pain afterwords, not to mention easing you into the liquid diet after surgery.

Sorry to get off topic here but you don't even need to upload the pictures to a web album or any thing, LBT does that for you. All you need to do is: Click on the paper clip icon when you reply or start a thread (it's next to the smiley face) A new window will open, and then find the photos on your computer and click upload. Then close that window, and just click on the paper clip icon again. The photo you uploaded will be there and you can just insert it.

Hey no problem, I really like the little paw print. Since I'm at it. Hope ya don't mind. DELRUD75's Arm Tat

hum....his info doesn't seem quiet right. Just because you have no history doesn't mean that there might not be something. How does he know what your blood test will show just from the color of your skin? Sorry I know this isn't much help. Let us know what else happens.

I'm waiting on my easter bunny as well....the mail here in Portugal can be soooo slow sometimes. It usually takes over 2 weeks to get any thing from the US. I hope my bunny didn't have to spend to much on shipping! :Banane04:

Hey Tx, Where would u rate the pain on the lower back tattoo? Which one was the least painful?

Hey Suzi, Sorry to butt in but I resized the photo for you. To everyone: All the tats look great! I wanted one when I turned 18 but chickened out and got my tongue pierced instead, I also had my belly button pierced (even being 70lbs over weight) but eventually had it removed because it was becoming infected (my tummy folds over and it was dark and moist in that area so it never really healed properly) If I get to goal and if I don't chicken out, I would like to get one on my lower back. Or on the back by the shoulder, similar to Suzi's. Suzi's Tats

I haven't been banded yet, but per the diet my dietitian gave me I'm supposed to be eating every 2 hours after surgery for good! In each phase I'm supposed to eat a small amount every 2 hours or so.

Well, the diet I was given only says soups, yogurts, and fresh fruit juices. Is that really what I'm supposed to eat for a week?? I was thinking about making some kind of protein shake or carnation breakfast shake or something for in the morning, soup with a yogurt for lunch and dinner, maybe pudding and jello for snacks in between?

Did you try Panadol? It's similar to Tylenol but I find it works better for me. Ps: I LOVE your new avatar....much less scary then the other one...Chistopher Walken *shiver* ew. :biggrin1:

I love to play tennis and I also would love to find some one to play with....problem is I doubt we live any where near each other!

Animals think their humans, I don't think they realize their different from us. We wanted to get a 2nd cat and we brought one home from a shelter. The cat only stayed one night (turned out he had an infection and was dying from it. We had to take him back to the shelter) but the next day when the cat was gone, Mia (my first one) went around the house looking for him and meowing... after only 1 day. We now have gotten a 2nd cat from a shelter but shes a kitten and very playful. Mia acts like the kitten is just an annoyance, but every time the kitten meows for something Mia comes running over looking all concerned! It's very cute. Mia is the orange cat and Annie is the kitten. (but hubby calls her mini kitty. I don't think she knows her name is Annie yet!) JackieBaby.bmp

Hello all, I will be starting the liquid diet on the 19th. My surgeon only wanted me to do it for 1 week...but GEEZ it seems to hard to do that...how are you guys doing? What kinds of things are you eating? I have some Soup mixed my mom sent me, as well as Portuguese soups, and yogurts, but apart from that I'm out of ideas. Maybe some milkshakes or something?

Well, I live in Portugal so I'm sure the pricing is different. I think I'm ok for now, if after I lose weight with the band I'm still having trouble sleeping then maybe I'll look into it, but I didn't start having these problems until recently, and I think its probably more due to stress, or job related then any thing else. Thanks for the input though!

Hey Sally, I'm in the same boat as you. I'm to be banded on th 26th, just one day after you. I'm also really nervous. It seems a lot more real now. I had my pre op and it's all set now. I'm starting at 240 and my goal is 140 also. If you want to talk just pm me.

Thanks... I think, that sounds even more serious! I wish they were doing the surgery in the morning instead of in the afternoon. it would make it a lot easier to get through that part.

Hey guys, Just a quick question. I have sever allergies this year, worse then I ever had before, and I have been coughing a lot. I'm taking medication for it, but I still have at least 1 or 2 coughing "fits" (3 or 4 continuous coughs) a day. Apparently it had even inflamed my stomach a bit (per my endoscopy) At any rate, the gastric doctor said it wasn't a problem, but I have heard of people coughing hard or sneezing and their band slipping. Now I'm a bit worried....can coughing really cause a slip? Should I discuss this with my surgeon?

I saw the nutritionist last week and she put me on a low carb low fat diet which i thought wasn't to bad, but I just got back from my pre op and the doc told me that I need to go on a liquid diet the week before the surgery :faint: bummer, I thought I had gotten out of that one. Any way I'm scheduled for 2:00pm on the 26th. He said I need to be at the hospital at 11:00 and that after 8:00am I can't drink or eat any thing...not even water! Did you guys have to do that? I'm getting really nervous now. He prescribed me a sedative to take the night before to help calm my nerves. This is my first surgery and I'm freaking out!

well, I just got back from my Pre-op with the surgeon and he said not to worry about the coughing, he said its not a big deal. So for now I won't worry about it.

Hey Kim, I heard about the movie and plan on seeing it when it comes out here in Portugal. I'll just have to figure out how I'm going to talk my hubby into going to see it as well!

I didn't know much about sleep apnea, and I never would have thought I had sleeping problems, but it seems like I might with all the symptoms I have heard about. My doctor didn't order a test, but the dietitian suggested I get one. I'm nervous though because I'm self pay and it seems like that kind of test could be expensive!

Hey all, it's great to hear from a few that have already gone though it. I'm also getting a bit nervous, but it's to late to back out now! I have my pre-op tomorrow with the surgeon and hopefully will finalize everything. I also started my preop diet yesterday, and i cheated on the very first day! I had ice cream after dinner...and I was doing so well. Today went better, it's almost bed time and I did everything right today. I'll check my weight again on Monday to see how its coming. I'm not even on a liquid diet like the rest of you, just a low fat, low carb diet.. I don't know how you do the liquid diet BEFORE surgery. Kudos to you all!